PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Danny Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitor Belfort (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Belfort's choice of entrance music: Delinquent Habits - Tres Delinquentes . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Henderson
vs
Belfort

185 cm
26
205 lbs
16 - 5 - 1

183 cm
22
223 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Australian Xtreme - 159 Video Proof.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 5 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Danny Henderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Vitor Belfort!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Aleksandr Martynov and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henderson works the jab nicely.
Belfort with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Henderson to score with a decent uppercut.
Belfort throws a sloppy head kick and Henderson moves out of range easily.
Belfort avoids a punch combination nicely.
Belfort uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Henderson.
Belfort steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Henderson.
Henderson misses the shot to the body.
Henderson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Belfort counters with a stiff right hand.
Henderson just misses with a punch to the body.
Henderson dives in and grabs Belfort's left leg, looking for a takedown. Belfort pushes down on Henderson's head and hops out.
Belfort uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Henderson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson cracks a nice hook into Belfort's ribs.
Henderson ducks under a wild hook from Belfort.
Henderson looks to land a right hand but Belfort moved out of range.
Henderson looks to score with a jab to the body but Belfort is just out of range.
Henderson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Henderson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Henderson throws out a loose jab but Belfort uses good head movement to avoid it.
Henderson throws a hook to the side of Belfort's head but Belfort sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Henderson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A punch combination from Henderson misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson throws a left and a right that both miss

and Belfort counters with a takedown into side control.
Henderson is working to avoid the ground and pound but Belfort connects with a decent elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Henderson sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Belfort thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Henderson's head.
Belfort scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Belfort has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Henderson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Belfort.
Belfort missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Belfort is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Belfort slips a nice elbow through Henderson's hands, connecting with Henderson's forehead.
Belfort throwing shots but Henderson is blocking nicely.
Belfort passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Henderson!
Belfort lands a big elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Henderson is working hard here to advance position.
Henderson gets back to half guard.
Henderson tries to roll over but Belfort keeps him under control.
Henderson is trying to control but can't.
Henderson is looking to improve his position.
Henderson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Henderson pushes Belfort off looking to stand but Belfort dives back in and keeps control.
Ground and pound from Belfort.
Belfort thows a huge punch but Henderson dodges it nicely.
Henderson is looking to control Belfort's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Henderson avoid being mounted?
Henderson tries to roll over but Belfort keeps him under control.
Belfort throwing shots but Henderson is blocking nicely.
Belfort has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Belfort is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Belfort lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vitor Belfort dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Henderson catches Belfort with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Belfort closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Belfort moves away from the strike by Henderson.
Henderson looks to score with a jab to the body but Belfort is just out of range.
Belfort keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Henderson.
Henderson throws a hook to the side of Belfort's head but Belfort sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Henderson thows a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henderson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Belfort.
Henderson throws an off balance right hand
and Belfort counters with a nice body shot.
Henderson jabs at Belfort's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Belfort closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Belfort uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Henderson.
Henderson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Belfort counters with a straight right hand.
Belfort slips under a jab from Henderson.
Henderson misses with a left hand
and Belfort counters with an inside leg kick.
Henderson throws a poor cross that misses
and Belfort counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Henderson misses with an uppercut
and Belfort counters with a leg kick.
Henderson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Belfort misses with a head kick.
Danny Henderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Henderson misses.
Henderson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Belfort counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Henderson ducks under a wild hook from Belfort.
Belfort misses with a hook.
Henderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Henderson misses with a double jab
enabling Belfort to counter with a crisp jab.
Henderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Belfort moves away.
Belfort moves out of range as Henderson strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson throws a looping overhand right but Belfort ducks down to avoid it.
Belfort fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Henderson manages to avoid it.
Belfort blocks a jab.
Belfort lands a jab to the nose.
Belfort shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Henderson sprawls well. Henderson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Belfort gets slowly back to his feet.

Belfort scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Henderson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Belfort pulls his head out easily.
Henderson wants to improve his position but Belfort is controlling well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson wants to control but Belfort is keeping busy.

Belfort is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Belfort takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

Belfort is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Henderson defends it well.
Belfort seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Belfort thows a huge punch but Henderson dodges it nicely.
Henderson wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vitor Belfort showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Belfort uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Henderson.
Jab by Henderson.
Belfort rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Henderson counters with a nice body shot.
Belfort takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A slow jab from Henderson misses its intended target.
Henderson scores with a three punch combo!
Henderson clobbers Belfort with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Henderson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
No joy there for Belfort, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson throws an overhand right that lands on Belfort's shoulder, as Belfort tries to avoid the shot.
Henderson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Henderson looks to score with a jab to the body but Belfort is just out of range.
Henderson misses with an uppercut
and Belfort counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Henderson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Henderson misses with a combination
and Belfort counters with a good low kick that Henderson was not able to check.
A jab from Henderson finds it's way through Belfort's defenses.
Henderson misses with a jab to the body
and Belfort counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Henderson throws out a loose jab but Belfort uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson thuds his right hand into Belfort's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Henderson checks a leg kick.
Belfort misses with a low kick as Henderson jumps back.
Henderson lands a body shot.
Danny Henderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Henderson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Belfort on the side of the head.
Henderson misses with a shot to the body
and Belfort counters with a nice leg kick.
Henderson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Belfort on the side of the head.
Belfort uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Henderson.
Henderson misses with a double jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belfort fails with a takedown attempt.
Belfort takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A punch combination from Henderson misses.
Henderson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Belfort manages to avoid it.
Belfort slips under a jab.
Henderson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Belfort connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Henderson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vitor Belfort is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Henderson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Belfort counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Belfort has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Henderson finds it's way round the side to connect with Belfort's head.
No joy there for Henderson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Belfort displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Henderson.
Belfort throws a leg kick which misses Henderson's front leg but catches the back leg as Henderson tries to avoid it.
Henderson swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Henderson misses with a left hand

and Belfort counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Belfort not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Danny Henderson.
I think Belfort has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vitor Belfort!